Worth buying a PhysX card now?

Dyre Straits · December 14th, 2007, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by V-Sync

question: just say I did for a second go out and buy one, would it be compatible with games like Crysis? would i see any performance increase in those games? or is only going to operate on games with an Ageia sticker on the cover...?

Let's put it this way: If you took the cash money (that you would spend on an Ageia Physix card) to the toilet with you instead, and decided to flush it down the toilet, if you at least used the money to wipe yourself first, you'd get more use from the money than you would from an Ageia Physix card.

Zamoldac · December 14th, 2007, 08:18 AM

LOL Dyre good one

zme-ul · December 14th, 2007, 09:24 AM

here, read this: AnandTech: PhysXâ€™s Big Break? Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Performance

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Unfortunately we find ourselves once again sitting on the fence when it comes to deciding if the PhysX PPU is a worthwhile piece of hardware or a dud. AGEIA continues to show us just enough in the way of games and performance that we can’t write it off, but we still don’t have the killer app that justifies the PPU either. It once again boils down to a matter of throwing it a new computer along with the kitchen sink, or playing exactly the right combination of games and enjoying exactly the right combination of eye-candy, that the PPU becomes worth it.

Syncroneyes · December 14th, 2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by V-Sync

Well, I guess that's that then....looks like Ageia will probably be out of business by...well...tomorrow?

ok ok, I said I got the message!! -Pissing on my computer will probably give my PC better performance than buying a PhysX card because at least then my PC will be cooler!

-I got it!... no PPU ..never...

IModIntel · December 14th, 2007, 08:09 PM

Upgrading your CPU to a 6400+ Black Edition and overclokcing it like crazy would most likely cost you less and give you more of a boost.

Unixlord · December 15th, 2007, 09:49 AM

Switching to a proper OS with proper drivers would give way more of an fps boost than anything. Crap OS + Crap Drivers = Your hard earned cash ->Wasted.

Syncroneyes · December 15th, 2007, 08:17 PM

Was that another unsubtle dig at Vista x64 there Unix?

morbo · December 15th, 2007, 11:16 PM

naaa
he says buy a mac

cubscout · March 5th, 2008, 08:15 PM

they haven't stopped making them yet?.....geesh!

IModAmd · March 5th, 2008, 11:21 PM

Making them not sure but selling them they still